TROXEL TAKES NO. 1 SPOT IN PRO MOD QUALIFYING AT MAC TOOLS U.S. NATIONALS
CLERMONT, Ind. – Melanie Troxel raced to the No. 1 qualifying position Sunday in the NHRA Get Screened America Pro Mod Drag Racing Series at the prestigious Mac Tools U.S. Nationals presented by Lucas Oil.
Troxel came out on the last pass of qualifying and put down an impressive 5.907-second run at 251.25 mph in her ProCare Rx ’53 Corvette to take the top spot in Pro Mod. It’s Troxel’s second No. 1 qualifier of the season.
Troxel moved to the second round of eliminations after she defeated 16th-place qualifier Scott Ray in the first round. She will face Burton Auxier when eliminations continue on Monday.
“It’s always a little tough to run your first round of eliminations early,” said Troxel. “You have to get yourself geared up early. Scott Racy cut a .000 green light against me today. He knew he had to step up and do everything they could. Fortunately (tuner) Steve Petty gave me a car that went right down the track.”
Current points leader Khalid Balooshi also advanced to the second round with his first-round win over Troy Coughlin. Balooshi will face Mike Castellana in the second round.
Eliminations for the Mac Tools U.S. Nationals will continue on Monday.
CLERMONT, Ind. -- Get Screened America Pro Mod Drag Racing Series first round-by-round results from the 57th annual Mac Tools U.S. Nationals presented by Lucas Oil at O'Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis, the seventh of 10 events in the Get Screened America Pro Mod Drag Racing Series:
ROUND ONE -- James Eric Dillard, Ford Mustang, 5.863, 252.61 def. Kenny Lang, Chevy Camaro, 11.955, 73.60; Melanie Troxel, Chevy Corvette, 5.918, 250.92 def. Scott Ray, Corvette, 6.119, 234.17; Jay Payne, Camaro, 5.918, 242.06 def. Dennis Radford, Plymouth Duster, 10.274, 108.71; Rickie Smith, Camaro, 5.984, 238.55 def. Dave Pierce, Camaro, broke; Khalid Balooshi, Camaro, 5.898, 241.80 def. Troy Coughlin, Pontiac GTO, 6.106, 246.17; Mike Janis, Mustang, 6.062, 239.70 def. Rickie Jones, Camaro, 6.121, 240.29; Burton Auxier, Pontiac Firebird, 5.928, 235.47 def. Donald Martin, Camaro, 5.963, 243.94; Mike Castellana, Camaro, 6.370, 170.23 def. Raymond J Matos, Pylmouth Barracuda, 20.393, 34.25;
CLERMONT, Ind. -- Sunday's first-round pairings for Get Screened America Pro Mod Drag Racing Series eliminations for the 57th annual Mac Tools U.S. Nationals presented by Lucas Oil at O'Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis, the seventh of ten events in the Get Screened America Pro Mod Drag Racing Series. Pairings based on results in qualifying, which ended Sunday. DNQs listed below pairings.
Pro Modified -- 1. Melanie Troxel, Chevy Corvette, 5.907, 251.25 vs. 16. Scott Ray, Corvette, 6.078, 234.13; 2. Mike Castellana, Chevy Camaro, 5.931, 240.12 vs. 15. Raymond J Matos, Pylmouth Barracuda, 6.066, 232.27; 3. Jay Payne, Camaro, 5.953, 240.21 vs. 14. Dennis Radford, Plymouth Duster, 6.066, 234.74; 4. Rickie Smith, Camaro, 5.968, 236.38 vs. 13. Dave Pierce, Camaro, 6.065, 234.37; 5. James Eric Dillard, Ford Mustang, 5.973, 251.72 vs. 12. Kenny Lang, Camaro, 6.055, 235.43; 6. Mike Janis, Mustang, 5.974, 240.68 vs. 11. Rickie Jones, Camaro, 6.032, 239.74; 7. Khalid Balooshi, Camaro, 5.985, 240.29 vs. 10. Troy Coughlin, Pontiac GTO, 6.025, 248.84; 8. Burton Auxier, Pontiac Firebird, 5.996, 238.55 vs. 9. Donald Martin, Camaro, 6.020, 242.32.
Did Not Qualify: 17. Danny Rowe, 6.084, 242.67; 18. Ed Hoover, 6.092, 236.26; 19. Leah Pruett, 6.106, 242.58; 20. Dan Stevenson, 6.128, 232.11; 21. Ike Maier, 6.136, 229.39; 22. Matt Smith, 6.164, 237.34; 23. Chuck Cheeseman, 6.167, 231.83; 24. Pete Farber, 6.183, 236.92; 25. Steve Matusek, 6.426, 235.10; 26. Chip King, 13.087, 65.62.
